Display device



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l Jan, 6, 1925.

l l Ext-torna@ Patented Jani. 6,1925.

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i DISPLAY JAMES PICK'ETT, or TOLEDO; omo.

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' applicati@ niet January 2e, laat. seria; No. 688,764.

Tb alllwhom t may concern: i

/ Be itknown that I, JAtns PICKETT, a citil zen of the United States,and a resident of Toledo, in the 'county of Lucas and State of Ohio,have invented) a new and usefulv Display Device, which inventionyisifully set forth in the following specification. l

This `invention relates to a display device, more particularly of thecollapsibley advertising type, and has for its gprimary objecttheprovision of a simplel and inexpensive one-piece device of thischaracter, whlch can vbe -easily: and quickly set-up orknocked i andhaving a pluralityof articles carried in v1, and Fig. 4 is a planview\of the display with a narrow slot 7 o a length, -in the pres,

displayingvposition thereby. Fig. 2 is a section on theline 2;2 inFig; 1. Fig.3 is a fragmentary section on the' line 3-3 in Fig.

device in unfolded' or fiat position. L

The display deviceembodylng the/invention preferably comprises av singlepiece 1 of cardboard ,orgother 4suitable material of a 'stiff nature andof an yelongated. substantially rectangular form, and this pieceisdivided lengthwise thereof into what may be termed a front portion12,bottom portion" 3 and a back portion 4', the front and bkack portionsbeing hingedl'y connected tothe ref spective edges of the bottomportion, as by scored or weakened lines 5.' y The front portion'2is-provided near its free or outer edge with a slit 6, in thepresent'instance of shallow U-form, and near its center or a distance ufrom its lower edge' ent instance, to extend from near 'oneside' edge tothe other of the strip 1. Below the 'slot the front portion 2 isprovided with a plurality of openings 8,

arranged in` a transr verse rowl across ysaid portion. I The backportion 4 ofthe display device is slit in substantially U-forin, asshown-at 9',

-free edgeof which isdisposed Ylsrtdjacent to the outer or free'edge ofthe back portion 4 while thein'ner edge thereof, which is connected tothe back portion, is disposed more remote from the free edge, of\'saidportion. The. tongue or shelf lmem-ber 10 is provided near\and along itsfree edge portion with a l row of varticle-receiving openings .11, andmay be provided near its inner edge with an opening 12 for receiving an'electric lamp socketl when it is desired to ill minate the I i device.The side edges of the`tongue1`0 are providedwith projections 14, andeach projection is provided -with aninwardly proyjecteol notch 15disposed directly opposite eachother :for lthel purpose hereinafterdescr1bed.I The back portion 1 is also provided at i't's`outer edge witha shallow tongue 16.

In setting up the' display card, the frontand back port'ions`2 and Alare bent upward with respect' to the bottom the tongue 10 is bentforward and inserted through the slot 7 of thefront portiona sufficientdistance for its free end to project portion 3, and

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adistance beyond the then inclined front- 7 portion ofthe card and withits side notches 15 receiving the .end walls of said slot. The tongueA16, atthe free ends ofthe back portion 4:, ,is then inserted throughthe`slot'16 -atthe/upper end I of the front portion 2g, y thereby q'uitefirmly locking or securing th'e card in set-up posltion'. When thecardis thus `set-up the back portion 4 thereof is in vertical positionor at right angles tothe bottomportion 3, and the front portion 2 isvinclined upward and rearward with the back and bottom ortions to form aright angled triangle. j en the. card is setfup, the inner endof thetongue 1.0 is on a level `with the slot ,7, and the free end of toco'operate the tongue projectsa sufcient distance in advance of thefront.4 portion 2 to place the y" article-receiving openings 11 thereofover or in vertical register with respective openings 8 in thetlowerportion 'of thev front 2. n

the present instance, article containersrv 17 of elongated form .areshown as bein lmountedforv`displaypurposes onl ther'car and as projectindown 'through the tonga openings- `11 an' 'entering the registeropenings'Sso 'that their'bottoms can rest a d be supported by the bottompartO 3. The. l front-portion 2 Vof thecard-*p'rovides ai con'hv siderable space above the ton e or shelf member 10 forgreceivingadvertising matter. I wish it understood that my invention is notlimited to any specific constructiomarrangement or form of the parts, asit is capable of numerous modifications and changes without departingfrom the spirit of the claims.

Having thus described my invention, what l. claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is:

1. A display device of the class described, comprising an elongatedstrip of stiff material forming a front portion, a bottom portion and aback portion foldably connected together, the front portion having atransverse slot and an opening below the slot, the back portion beingslit to form a `tongue which projects toward the free end of the backportion and has an opening in its outer end portion, the front and backportions being extended up from the bottom portion in convergingrelation and said tongue being extended forward from the back portionand projecting through the slot ofthe front portion with its openingdisposed over the opening of the front portion to receive and sup.- portan article to be displayed, the front and back portions havinginterlocking portions. Q. In a display device of the class de.- scribe,upwardly extending converging front.- and back portions, the frontportionl having a transverse slot and the back portion having a tongueprojected forward therefrom and through the slot in advance of the frontportion, theforward end of the tongue and the front portion havingvertically registering openings for receiving an article to bedisplayed.

, 3. ln a display device of the class described, upwardly extendingconverging front and backlportions, the front portion having atransverse slot and the back portion having a tongue projected forwardtherefrom and through vthe slot in advance of the front portion, theforward end of the tongue and the front portion having verticallyregistering openings for receiving an article to be displayed, thetongue and end walls of the slot being interengaged to retain the partsin assembled position.

4. lin a display device of the class described, upwardly extendingconverging front and back portions,` the front portion having atransverse slot and the back por tion having a tongue projected forwardtherefrom and through the slot in advance of the front portion, theforward end of the tongue and the front portion having verticallyregistering openings for receiving an article to be displayed, thetongue and end walls of the slot being interengaged and the upper endportions of the front and back portions of the device being alsointerengaged to retain the parts in assembled position.

row of article-receiving openings in advance of said front portion, andsaid front portion having a row of openings below and in verticalregister with the tongue openings adapted to receive the lower ends ofarticles to be displayed.

lin testimony whereof lf have hereunto signed my name to thisspecification.

JAMES PICKETT.

5. In a display device of the class de-k

